page_title: BR ex-WD Austerity 2-8-0
hierarchical_section_title: BR ex-WD Austerity 2-8-0
caption_attribution_description: English: 90074 at West Hartlepool shed towards the end of steam in the north-east, summer 1967.
context_page_description: The British Railways ex-WD Austerity 2-8-0 was a class of 733 2-8-0 steam locomotives designed for heavy freight. These locomotives of the WD Austerity 2-8-0 type had been constructed by the War Department as war locomotives 1943-1945. After the war they were surplus and so in 1946 the LNER bought 200 of them, classifying them as LNER Class O7, and by the end of 1947 when the LNER was nationalised, had taken another 278 O7s on loan. After nationalisation, BR purchased 533 more 2-8-0s, including all of those on loan, giving a class total of 733. As many of these needed overhauling before being put to work, they were activated slowly. BR chose to reclassified from LNER Class O7 and renumbered them from the 6xxxx LNER series in the 90000-732 series for BR standard designs.
context_section_description: The British Railways (BR) ex-WD Austerity 2-8-0 was a class of 733 2-8-0 steam locomotives designed for heavy freight.  These locomotives of the WD Austerity 2-8-0 type had been constructed by the War Department as war locomotives 1943-1945.  After the war they were surplus and so in 1946 the LNER bought 200 of them, classifying them as LNER Class O7, and by the end of 1947 when the LNER was nationalised, had taken another 278 O7s on loan.  After nationalisation, BR purchased 533 more 2-8-0s, including all of those on loan, giving a class total of 733.  As many of these needed overhauling before being put to work, they were activated slowly.  BR chose to reclassified from LNER Class O7 and renumbered them from the 6xxxx LNER series in the 90000-732 series for BR standard designs.
caption: 90074 at West Hartlepool shed, 1967
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